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=**Cerebral Palsy**= =Names.=
 * **Spastic paralysis**
 * **Paralysis spastic**
 * **Spastic hemiplegia**
 * **Spastic diplegia**
 * **Spastic quadriplegia**

=**What is Cerebral Palsy?**=
 * It is a condition thought of as groups of disorders that includes the brain and nervous system. It can affect movement, learning, hearing, and speech.**

=**What is it caused by?**=
 * Cerebral Palsy is caused by the abnormal developement or damaged caused in the brain. This usually happens to a baby in the womb, but can occur for the first two years of the baby's life. This is because at that time the brain is still developing.**

=**Ages That it affects.**=
 * Most of the signs show up during infancy because that is the time when the brain is developing. Cerebral Palsy is**
 * most common in infants, but anybody can get it depending on when the signs of it show up.**

=**Symptoms.**=
 * Cerebral Palsy causes difficulty controlling muscles to do even the simplest movements. Infants may be slow to reach milestones such as rolling over, sitting, crawling, and walking. Speaking and swallowing may also be difficult for infants to manage.**

=**Diagnosis.**=
 * Doctors can diagnose Cerebral Palsy by testing patient's motor skills and analyzing their medical history.**

=**Is Cerebral Palsy Fatal?**=
 * Yes, most people diagnosed with Cerebral Palsy experience a normal life span, but those with severe forms may have reduced life spans.**

=**Medical Treatments.**= =Home Remedies/Alternate Medicines.=
 * People can undergo therapeutic excercises to help. The therapies include: physical therapy- which can help to increase the person's strength, flexibility, and mobile skills. Also the help of braces on a certain body party will help keep the person stable during a contraction; Occupational Therapy- which can help promote a person's independence while in school or jus during daily activity. It also may help to treat the ability to swallow; Speech Therapy- allows people with Cerebral Palsy to communicate with others through sighn language.**
 * Giving a person herbs with antioxidants like rosemary, ginkgo biloba, and ginger may help with the proper functions for the brain, muscles, and nerves. Also the option of surgery is another way to help fix damages caused by Cerebral Palsy. Two surgerys are orthopedic and severing nerves. Orthopedic helps by doing surgery on the bone, joint, or tendon to put the arm or leg back in the right position. Severing nerves involves cutting the nerve that causes the muscles to go out of control which then relaxs it, but can cause numbness.**

=Systems Affected.= =﻿How Are the Systems Affected?= Flickr, Flickr. "Yahoo! Image Detail for - Http://bagpipeonline.com/uploads/2009/01/cerebralpalsy.jpg."// Yahoo! Image Search//. Luke Irwin, 27 Jan. 2009. Web. 16 Dec. 2010. [cerebral pal...&p=cerebral palsy&oid=b92b4319c0dad6994b3a772045e4f808&fr2=&no=10&tt=44500&sigr=11dnl58ku&sigi=11jklidpl&sigb=12ki2kk8m&.crumb=eytoeDmgHuT]. "Yahoo! Image Detail for - Http://farm1.static.flickr.com/183/463222436_f7e3492017.jpg."// Yahoo! Image Search//. Stark195, 22 Feb. 2007. Web. 16 Dec. 2010. [with cereb...&p=cerebral palsy&oid=2119368e472453fc&fr2=&fusr=stark195&no=3&tt=32101&sigr=11itfb7gn&sigi=11kkk4v17&sigb=12ki2kk8m&fb=0&.crumb=eytoeDmgHuT].
 * The systems affected by Cerebral Palsy are the muscular system and the nervous system.**
 * Cerebral Palsy makes it difficult for the person affected by it to control the movements in their muscles and makes it harder for messages from the brain to be transmitted to the body correctly.**

=Facts!!!!!!!= =**Test Questions!!!!**= =Citing!!!= "Cerebral Palsy Information on Healthline." //Medical Information for Healthy Living | Healthline//. Ed. Daniel B. Hoch. Healthline Networks, 16 Sept. 2009. Web. 16 Dec. 2010. [Palsy&ask_return=Cerebral Palsy].
 * 1) **Cerebral Palsy is not a disease but a condition that is not contagious in any way.**
 * 2) **There is no cure for Cerebral Palsy the only ways to live with it is live your life to the fullest like you don't have the condition at all.**
 * 1) **What are the three types of herbs used to help Cerebral Palsy?**
 * a. rosemary, chives, basil**
 * b. rosemary, ginger, ginkgo biloba**
 * c. paprika, ginger, chi leaves**
 * d. no herbs can help this condition**
 * 2. How many types of therapies are available to patients?**
 * a. 4**
 * b. 6**
 * c. 2**
 * d. 3**

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"Cerebral Palsy - Treatment, Prevention, Home Remedies, Cerebral Palsy." //Health & Lifestyle Updates - Ygoy.com//. Wordpress, 2007. Web. 16 Dec. 2010. [].

Cerebral Palsy.Peacock, Judith. Mankato: Capstone, 2000. //Google Books//. Capstone Press. Web. 16 Dec. 2010